I was excited at first, but the more I learn about ff7 remake, the less excited I am. No turn based fights. No original plot. It is a retelling from what I've heard... Whatever that means? It is so different that Nomura said that HD remakes of Crisis Core, Dirge of Cerberus, etc., would not make sense along with FF7 remake. And no, a remake just needs to be basically the same game with a few enhancements like graphics, new bosses, remixed soundtrack, etc. Just like with the remakes of FF1 through 6! Otherwise it's a reboot or reimagining like DMC. I hate those! Look at what a failure DMC is compared to the originals.
Nomura said that the essence will be the same. The essence? Way too vague. OK, here's my guess. Nomura: "There will be characters named Cloud, Barrett, Tifa, etc. There will be a world in danger. There will be materia. There will be fights. Ok! That's enough. Let's change everything else as much as possible and upset all the loyal fans that have been waiting 15 years for a remake! I have something to prove! Screw the millions of loyal fan base, which are mostly the one's who want this. Lol! There will be a few hundred out there that will like my new action based version, that has little to do with the original at all! Lol!!!!!"
Anyone who says that a remake doesn't need to be mostly the same, well what about all the past FF remakes (as mentioned above, plus 10 and 12) The Windwaker remake, Zelda: OOT remake, Majoras mask remake, TMNT: Turtles in Time remake, Resident Evil (original) remake, and many many more? These are faithful to the originals for the most part. Mostly better graphics and music, right? That's what us nostalgic, original fans mostly want. The newer generations mostly want newer games, not remakes. Nomura is ignorant if he makes a 75% or more different game than the original. It will deserve to fail. If he changes it too much, I likely won't buy it, and hopefully many others won't either.
